Teff, an Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurant is one of only a few African-American-owned restaurants in Stamford. They have plenty of vegan options since "many Eritreans and Ethiopians observe a 50-day fast period where they are restricted to an entirely plant-based diet."

November is World Vegan Month. Every year, vegans around the world celebrate the founding of The Vegan Society in November 1944 and the coining of the word "vegan."

According to the Vegan Society, "In November 1944, Donald Watson called a meeting with five other non-dairy vegetarians...to discuss non-dairy vegetarian diets and lifestyles...

The group felt a new word was required to describe them; something more concise than ‘non-dairy vegetarians’. Rejected words included ‘dairyban’, ‘vitan’, and ‘benevore’. They settled on ‘vegan’, containing the first three and last two letters of ‘vegetarian’."

Today, many people lead a vegan lifestyle, but we want to know where Connecticut vegans and vegetarians go when they great food. In honor of World Vegan Month, we want to know where the best vegan and/or vegetarian food can be found in southwestern Connecticut.

Thinking about going vegan? Now's a good time to do it. the Vegan Society has a 30 day Vegan Pledge going on for November. According to their site, "the Vegan Society's 30 Day Pledge can help you out with simple steps as you investigate and learn more about the benefits of a plant-based diet and vegan living. You'll receive advice on all aspects of a vegan diet - including lots of healthy, easy and unusual vegan recipes to try out - which will allow you to really sink your teeth into the lifestyle."